scothu

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I need to get some 60mm gauges for the center console. I have been hearing mainly about Defi, and Stewart Warner are the "best". Those reviews are from 08 or earlier. However, unfortunately, looks are something I care about as well. I really like the smoked out gauges that Defi Produce. This is a crazy priced gauge for a little kid, like myself, to buy. I am considering the other options, but thinking they are too cheap to be accurate (like prosport).

What I like: smoked out gauge that lights up: preferably red with peak/warning lights.

Defi, STRI, Prosport, "shadow"? all seem pretty similar (which is what I like).
shadow gauge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfqKBWS0yhY

If I stride away from the looks I prefer and just base my purchase off accuracy, then I would consider Stewart Warner.

Really not trying to pay $250 up for gauges..

Any recommendations and/or vouching will be appreciated.
Thanks

bigben

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I've been using a Prosport premium 60mm boost gauge for nearly 3 years now without any problems. If you can afford to **** away, er, I mean "pay" that kinda money for Defi gauges, go ahead. I've personally never heard anything bad about them, I'm just not gonna pay over $200 for one gauge THEN another $200+ for the controller it needs to work.

scothu

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I heard the red Prosport gauges are hard to look at in daylight , or did they fix that?

scothu

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anyone have the Prosport WB? I might be interested in going with that too.. it logs data so its comparable to Innovate right?

SwishaSweet

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A Gauge is a Gauge the only ones that really needs to be accurate is the wideband and boost. Make sure you get a good wideband. 99% of the time youre using the other gauges to monitor any change in reading not so much an exact target number like the wideband or boost.

FJF

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If you want accuracy, get VDO, but you won't get the cosmetics.

bigben

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I have my gauge set up with the white back lighting because the red was hard to see to me. I'm wondering the same thing about their widebands too. I started a thread on it, but no one has replied to it.

scothu

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link your thread!

blacktab420

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Look for STRI gauges, I think they may interest you. I just ordered 2 of them in the xline series, a mecanical boost gauge and an electrical oil pressure gauge.

For the wideband, i went with zeitronix.

scothu

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Those do interest me, thanks! I never heard of them before? Are they popular with Euros?

evolutme

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I've got prosport and I like them, There not the most expensive gauges in the world and they look and perform decently.

EvoDom

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A gauge is a gauge? I don't know about you but I like knowing what my motor is doing at all times. Saying "a gauge is a gauge" is a retarded comment. Boost and sideband are not the only important gauges. Oil pressure is another must have gauge.

So you cannot compare a pro sport gauge to a defi gauge at all, the accuracy is just not there. All though I love my Stewart Warner gauges. The only gauges I would run would be defi or Stewart Warner, why spend the money on a useless un accurate gauge?

Montu

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I've heard even Defi's aren't very accurate..but still better then others..

fugiwara

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Prosport, smoked and afforadale and looks great!

Inflame

I have 3 Defi Gauges. I absolutely LOVE them!! They light up the EXACT same color as the cluster They look professional and discrete. I didn't want gauges that were flashy and to look like something a kid from high school would get.